The Spotted Dog Barking — Restaurant in London

I dont know HandPaul but he says it all in his beer in the evening review “Just heard that this pub is closing. Not at all surprised because it has always been overpriced, had a restricted real ale selection and what there is, often badly kept. The same familiar story, a lovely local that rather than try and compete with a wider selection at competitive prices, chose the greedy route of constant price rises and relying on diminishing loyal customers. What could have been a wonderful community pub (as it once was) AND co-existed with Wetherspoons next door (it's by a busy station for God's sake!) I hope I'm being too pessimistic and it will re-open as a free-house with 10 real ales, real cider, cheese rolls + pies on the counter and live jazz! - don't mind paying more for quality -bring back the sawdust!” Either the management have destroyed a financially viable pub, or a decent pub is not possible on this site. It is a shame, but I am not going to fight for a pub who wouldn’t price me...

It's all about the atmosphere at the Barking Dog. Before you even step in, you'll be met by Charlie. He comes with the pub. Charlie is usually blasting unusually good dnb and pop on his speaker, and may offer to suck you off for a fiver. He's truly the heart of this establishment. Now the best area is of course the beer garden. The security tried to kick some guy out because he was slicing salami on a chopping board, until he was offered a piece. The salami was so good that the salami man was pardoned, now that security guard is truly the digestive system of this establishment. The salami was so damn good that the guard proceeded to lift the pub anvil. You should go to the beer garden just to try to lift the anvil, it's...

I like the vibe in this pub and the staff are always very good. However the gentleman's toilets are disgusting and I never see any of the staff regularly cleaning or checking them. On Saturday the 5th of November a discarded nappy was in the men's toilet all night on the floor, plus no toilet paper. Absolutely vile.

Went in there this evening 29/04/23 and I noticed the beers had gone up in price by quite a lot. My partner said they went up a couple of weeks ago. £10.60 is way too much for two pints of Kronenberg. Time to leave this nice place and wait for cheaper beers when the spoon opens. Also the toilets are still disgusting so have taken it down a star.

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